A moment of silence, and the room fell into a dead quiet.
Yang Yao, who was carrying Xu Lin on her back, frowned. The other party didn’t answer her words, and the needles on her back made no further move.
Yang Yao couldn’t help but wonder what this guy was doing.
“What do you think is wrong?”
Yang Yao’s tone lowered.
“Do you really think I would submit to you?”
Even though she knew that Xu Lin’s hidden realm was the Heavenly Firmament Realm, her aura was in no way weaker than his.
“No, no, no.”
Xu Lin quickly waved his hand behind her.
“You’re overthinking it.”
Even he found this thought extremely amusing.
Not to mention that the dignified female villain would really fall for him; he himself wouldn’t pick up this hot potato.
If Yang Yao were to fall at the hands of the protagonist, wouldn’t he suffer along with her?
Although this was the answer she wanted, Yang Yao still felt it was strange. Compared to her own disdain for him, Xu Lin seemed to disdain her even more.
For some reason, this made her feel very displeased. Xu Lin cheekily added.
“What if I take a fancy to someone else? You won’t be jealous, right?”
“Impossible!”
Yang Yao said firmly, even stirring her inner qi, causing the silver needles on her back to faintly tremble.
“If you have needs, I can even select a few female disciples from the Sunset Sect for you.”
“Then you really are a helpful wife.”
As he spoke, Xu Lin noticed that when Yang Yao circulated her cultivation technique, demonic aura emerged, just like Jiang Luo.
But compared to Jiang Luo, Yang Yao’s demonic aura was thicker. Xu Lin said nothing, reaching his hand forward to draw that demonic aura into his body.
Guided by the silver needles, the poison that had penetrated deep into her root bone was drawn out a little more. Yang Yao’s face then showed a look of suffering, as if reaching her limit.
Seeing her like this, Xu Lin didn’t dare to dawdle. He lightly patted Yang Yao’s back and forced the silver needles out again.
This time, half of each silver needle was completely stained black.
Xu Lin didn’t dare touch them with his bare hands; he could only use spiritual energy to make them all float.
“Judging by your expression, you probably don’t know how you got poisoned, right?”
Xu Lin explained slowly.
“But this poison has been in you for quite some time.”
To have penetrated so deeply into the root bone, it’s probably not poison she got in her current realm; it should be from earlier, which is why it has deepened into the root bone as she cultivated. Truly troublesome.
As the silver needles left her body, Yang Yao slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.
Putting aside her emotions, Xu Lin’s method was really effective. If she relied on ordinary pills, it would likely be much more troublesome.
“I don’t know either.”
Yang Yao recalled carefully.
In her memories of two lifetimes, there was no instance of someone poisoning her.
If Xu Lin hadn’t pointed it out in this life, she probably wouldn’t have known until a real problem occurred.
Xu Lin shook his head. It seemed Yang Yao really had some skill. With an incomplete body, she could fight the protagonist for so long; one could say the protagonist never completely defeated her.
Yang Yao pulled up her clothes, still not forgetting to give Xu Lin a contemptuous glance.
For a so-called Righteous Path disciple, Xu Lin really didn’t have any proper manners, completely different from the impression she had of him.
“Do you have any way to completely remove this poison?”
Yang Yao asked the question she cared about most, not wanting to dwell on why Xu Lin had changed so much.
“What else can be done? Just keep using the needles like this and slowly force it out.”
“I need it faster!”
Yang Yao’s tone carried a sense of determination.
“Even if you’re about to enter the Heavenly Firmament Realm, there’s no need to rush like this, is there?”
What the needles can do is limited, just like how the poison was gradual; it’s impossible to completely remove it all at once.
“It’s not just that.”
The Heavenly Firmament Realm is certainly an important matter, but right now, there’s more to it for Yang Yao. Xu Lin became interested.
“Oh? What else?”
What could be so important to Yang Yao, this female villain? Was she seeking death?
Yang Yao stared at Xu Lin for a good while, as if hesitating, but then remembered that this guy had been placed under a restriction by her Master and couldn’t escape anyway, so it was fine to tell him.
“A secret realm will open soon, and there are some things I need there.”
In the previous life, that guy obtained a fortuitous encounter there.
Since she already knew there was a fortuitous encounter there, she naturally wouldn’t let him get there first.
Xu Lin rubbed his chin, roughly guessing what Yang Yao was up to.
But even if she completely removed the poison and had a flawless body, some things simply didn’t belong to her, and it would be futile.
“You have a way, don’t you?”
Yang Yao turned to face Xu Lin directly. Xu Lin retorted with a sharp question.
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll take the opportunity to mess with you?”
“Say it. What do you want?”
Yang Yao knew this guy’s thoughts; he just wanted to negotiate terms with her.
Seeing her so straightforward, Xu Lin felt a bit helpless. If only all members of the Demon Sect were like her.
Xu Lin pointed at his abdomen and said seriously.
“What else? Lift the restriction on me and let me go. I don’t care what schemes you and your Master have; it has nothing to do with me. As for that so-called Saint, you can give it to whoever you want.”
“I told you, as long as my poison is removed, I can plead for you.”
“Plead…”
Xu Lin murmured, still half-believing, half-doubting. He only trusted himself; other people’s promises were not so easy to believe.
“For now, aside from this, I’ll try my best to satisfy some of your demands.”
Xu Lin pondered for a moment before speaking.
“Then I want to see some cultivation techniques of the Sunset Sect.”
“Just that?”
Yang Yao was surprised, having thought Xu Lin would make some excessive demand.
“But you’re a Righteous Path disciple. What use is it to look at the Sunset Sect’s techniques?”
If he cultivates recklessly, even as a Heavenly Firmament Realm cultivator, Xu Lin could suffer a qi deviation from the clash of two completely opposite cultivation techniques.
“Leave that to me.”
Xu Lin didn’t want to say much.
“I have my own use.”
Yang Yao still agreed.
“Now you should tell me the method.”
“It’s to use the needles as a basis, combined with some medicinal herbs. This will speed up the removal of the residual poison each time.”
This was the method Xu Lin could think of at the moment.
“Fine.”
Yang Yao beckoned casually. A token placed on the table flew toward Xu Lin under her guidance.
Before Xu Lin could look it over carefully, she continued.
“This is the Sect Leader Token my Master gave me. With this in hand, you can go anywhere, whether it’s the Scripture Pavilion or the Pill Hall, without obstruction.”
“You’re really straightforward.”
Xu Lin also knew that even though he was now the so-called Saint, without Xi Ranchen’s intention, it was just a name. He had no real power at all.
“But I advise you not to pull any tricks. If my Master and I find out, we’ll make you wish you were dead.”
Yang Yao didn’t forget to lay down a harsh warning.
Although she didn’t know exactly what was going on, her Master was right: Xu Lin was too glib-tongued. Ordinary disciples probably couldn’t handle him.
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